Mike Phillips
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- Dec 5, 2022
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COPO Camaro - Flex vs Rupes - Carbon Fiber Hood Extreme Makeover
That's right... I only buffed out the hood. The rest of the car has swirls but hey... it's a RACE CAR! That means it has been used and abused and it's going to get used and abused even more into the future.
There's also lots of vinyl graphics all over the sides and flat black phantom vinyl graphics on the hood and down the sides of the car.
The hood however has a lot of exposed paint and as we all know the hood on a car tends to get the most attention so I carefully buffed it out to remove the swirls.
Here's the deal though...
I used the Rupes Bigfoot 21 on one half of the hood and the Flex 3401 on the other half of the hood.
Challenge: Try and guess which side of the hood I used the Rupes on and which side of the hood I used the Flex?
Here's before
Here's after....
Is it the tool? Or you?
One of the most common tool threads on this forum is on the topic of Rupes versus Flex or Flex versus Rupes.
Both tools have the potential to do amazing work, the true secret to maximizing their potential is you spending time behind the tool.
The car will be on display all weekend here at Detail Fest.
Please don't touch the paint on the car and especially the hood...
You'll leave fingerprints. :nomore:
:xyxthumbs:
That's right... I only buffed out the hood. The rest of the car has swirls but hey... it's a RACE CAR! That means it has been used and abused and it's going to get used and abused even more into the future.
There's also lots of vinyl graphics all over the sides and flat black phantom vinyl graphics on the hood and down the sides of the car.
The hood however has a lot of exposed paint and as we all know the hood on a car tends to get the most attention so I carefully buffed it out to remove the swirls.
Here's the deal though...
I used the Rupes Bigfoot 21 on one half of the hood and the Flex 3401 on the other half of the hood.
Challenge: Try and guess which side of the hood I used the Rupes on and which side of the hood I used the Flex?
Here's before
Here's after....
Is it the tool? Or you?
One of the most common tool threads on this forum is on the topic of Rupes versus Flex or Flex versus Rupes.
Both tools have the potential to do amazing work, the true secret to maximizing their potential is you spending time behind the tool.
The car will be on display all weekend here at Detail Fest.
Please don't touch the paint on the car and especially the hood...
You'll leave fingerprints. :nomore:
:xyxthumbs: